TUSCALOOSA,
Alabama — One final time before facing Tennessee at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Alabama
coach Nick Saban will make a few public comments.

He'll
be on the "Hey Coach" radio show starting at 7 p.m.

We'll
have all the updates as AL.com beat reporter Andrew Gribble appears as the
media guest this week.

-- Saban's in the house after attending a ring ceremony for the men's and women's golf teams.

--"They have kind of an emerging team right now," Saban said of Tennessee.

-- Saban said it was probably a mistake to stop recruiting Vol nose tackle Daniel McCullers (6-foot-8, 351 pounds). He said McCullers is exactly the kind of player Alabama needs playing in the middle of its defense.

-- Tennessee has more experience and continuity than people give them credit for, Saban said.

-- "The legacy of this team will be how they finish the season," Saban said. "... And most people have a hard time finishing."

-- Peewee's on the line. He went ahead and cut off Saban as he went for small talk. The question was about drawing in the eighth man to the box. "They would rather play split safeties, cover 2."

-- You have to run the ball on this team to open up the play-action fake, a staple of this offense.

-- Tennessee hasn't won if they don't rush for 200 yards. Vols average 202 yards a game.

-- On Vinnie Sunseri's injury: "Vinnie's going to be OK." It was just one ligament and he'll be out there in three or four months, probably by spring practice.

-- On C.J. Mosley, Saban said his weakness early in his career was taking on blockers. That improved as he got bigger.

-- CB Bradley Sylve hasn't practiced because of an ankle injury.

-- CB Cyrus Jones will probably start at cornerback along with Deion Belue.